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2015.11.55
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Model D
The Burgess Company and Curtis Model D was a two place Farman type pusher biplane with four wheels or pair of skids. There was one built in October/November 1910.
It was delivered to Moulton's Farm in Ipswich for first flight by William M. Hilliard on November 27, 1910. Testing continued into 1911 with up to two passengers along for the ride.
It had a Gnome 50 hp 7 cyl rotary engine or a Hendee Indian Aeromotor V8. It had a 65 hp water cooled engine with a Burgess 8' propeller. Its surfaces were covered with Wilson & Silsby sailcloth. Is span was 36' with a wing area of 536 sq ft, a height of 10'6", length 41', chord 6', and gap 6'. Its empty weight was 700lbs.
The Model D was equipped with a Burgess gate control with Farman type, downward only ailerons and Greely Curtis deflectors. These patented "flaps" on the leading edge of the upper wing would upon moving the aileron down on one side cause the deflector on the opposite wing to rise and equalize the drag. It had foot pedals to control the rudder.
It was priced at $7,500 with the Gnome and $5,500 with the Hendee rotary engine.
The Model D was shipped to Mineola New York in March 1911 for the opening of the Burgess Aviation School with William M. Hilliard instructing. On a flight on April 17, 1911, Hilliard and Leo Stevens, the famed balloonist, crashed during a training flight in the sole Model D and were not seriously injured, but the aircraft was totaled. It was not rebuilt.
The Burgess Company and Curtis Model D was a two place Farman type pusher biplane with four wheels or pair of skids. There was one built in October/November 1910.
It was delivered to Moulton's Farm in Ipswich for first flight by William M. Hilliard on November 27, 1910. Testing continued into 1911 with up to two passengers along for the ride.
It had a Gnome 50 hp 7 cyl rotary engine or a Hendee Indian Aeromotor V8. It had a 65 hp water cooled engine with a Burgess 8' propeller. Its surfaces were covered with Wilson & Silsby sailcloth. Is span was 36' with a wing area of 536 sq ft, a height of 10'6", length 41', chord 6', and gap 6'. Its empty weight was 700lbs.
The Model D was equipped with a Burgess gate control with Farman type, downward only ailerons and Greely Curtis deflectors. These patented "flaps" on the leading edge of the upper wing would upon moving the aileron down on one side cause the deflector on the opposite wing to rise and equalize the drag. It had foot pedals to control the rudder.
It was priced at $7,500 with the Gnome and $5,500 with the Hendee rotary engine.
The Model D was shipped to Mineola New York in March 1911 for the opening of the Burgess Aviation School with William M. Hilliard instructing. On a flight on April 17, 1911, Hilliard and Leo Stevens, the famed balloonist, crashed during a training flight in the sole Model D and were not seriously injured, but the aircraft was totaled. It was not rebuilt.
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